Dance Tour Opening Night - Hartford '97

[AnthonyMI]

Wow. I looked for this back in 1997 at bootleg stores. The internet was kind of new back then so never found it. Stevie sounded great this night. The Westwood Irvine last concert of the tour she sounded worn down. Lindsey sounds great too. Wish I could have been there! Some parents of kids at my high school went to that night. I managed to get front row seats for the opening night of Enchanted at the same venue the following year.

[aleuzzi]

The reviewer writes as if the accordion subbing in for the brass section (on Tusk) was new.

Christine was responsible for the high harmonies, not Lindsey.

Was there really a critique of Stevie’s twirls?!

[soul_drifter333]

The ticket on sale for the Charlotte show got cancelled at the last minute, so they didn't play that show and a few others that were scheduled around that date. That left me to scramble to get a ticket for the Atlanta show and all that was available was a lawn seat. When I arrived for the show it was freezing cold. Someone booked an outdoor show in the fall/winter. I had layers and layers of clothes and was still freezing. It was memorable for all the wrong reasons. The show started late because the crew had to get heaters for the stage and Stevie wore a heavy coat through the whole show. When she sang Silver Springs she strained to hit the notes and the crowd around me gasped in surprise. It was a nice show and I was glad I got to see them especially since that was the end of them adding more shows to the tour.

I was able to get an free advance copy of the CD, so that was a thrill. They were red hot at that moment, and everyone's darling.